The opening ceremony of 8th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit Exercise-2025 was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Pabbi. Director General Military Training opened the 60 hours long Patrolling Exercise which aims at enhancing military to military cooperation under complex international security environment. A total of 20 friendly countries including military observers are participating in the event Participating countries include Pakistan, Bahrain, Belarus, China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkiye, United States of America and Uzbekistan, while Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, South Africa and Thailand. Pakistan Army Team Spirit is a mission specific and task oriented professional military exercise organized annually in Pakistan. The exercise calls for highest standard of physical fitness, mental agility/ robustness and professional military expertise for quick decision making in varied situation during conduct of challenging missions in near real environment. The aim and objectives of this exercise revolve around perseverance acclaimed through the team spirit. The exercise would help hone basic soldierly attributes besides interoperability through sharing of innovative ideas and mutual best practices.